All The Secrets of the Solar System in Large Print - Softcover

Geller, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1304345300 ISBN 13: 9781304345301

Publisher: Lulu.com, 2013

Synopsis

This is a large print volume that provides the general public with an overview of our knowledge of the Solar System today. It provides an historical perspective on the progression of our acquisition of evidence about our the local neighborhood of the Universe within which we reside. There are no photographs or illustrations.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Harold A. Geller is Observatory Director and Term Associate Professor at George Mason University (GMU) in the School of Physics, Astronomy and Computational Sciences.  He is co-Investigator and STEM Team member for the Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement (VISTA).  In 2012 (and 2013) he was named a Solar System Ambassador for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.  In 2010 and 2009 he shared in six Telly Awards for online educational videos in association with Astrocast.TV.  In 2008 Dr. Geller was awarded the GMU Faculty Member of the Year and he authored a book titled Astrobiology: The Integrated Science.  From 2006 to 2008 he was the Associate Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at GMU.  Notable achievements include past President of the Potomac Geophysical Society; award-winning tour guide and lecturer with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; producer of two educational multimedia CD-ROMs; faculty at Northern Virginia Community College; doctoral fellow of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; and, lecturer/operator at the Einstein Planetarium in the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.  Dr. Geller is author of three books and contributed to published papers in education, astrobiology, astrophysics, and biochemistry.

From the Back Cover

This book brings to the vision impaired reader, a comprehensive overview of what is known about our Solar system today. It encompasses both our current knowledge as well as the history of the understanding of all the components of our Solar System including the Sun, major planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), dwarf planet (Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Eris and Haumea), asteroids, comets, and satellites (moons) of all the planets.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1304345300
• ISBN 13: 9781304345301
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 522